Gender Discrimination
In Illinois, a company may not terminate or otherwise take an adverse job action against an employee because of the sex of the employee. A companies policies and employment rules must be applied equally to all employees. Policies and employment rules which have a disproportionately adverse impact on one sex are strictly prohibited under both Illinois and Federal law.
- Do you work harder than your male counterparts?
- Do you putting in more hours than your male counterparts?
- Are you getting paid less than your male counterparts?
- Do you have the same or more education than your male counterparts?
Below is a list of U.S. Supreme Court cases involving gender discrimination and women's rights.
- Cleveland Bd. of Ed. V. LaFleur (1974)
Found that Ohio public school rules regarding pregnancy violate the United States Constitution. The rules were related to what a teacher and could not do regarding pregnancy leave.
- Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson (1986)
Found that a claim of "hostile environment" sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that may be brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- Johnson v. Transportation Agency (1987)
The Court decides that a county (or employer) may take into account an employees gender as one factor when deciding whether or not to promote an employee. The Court held that taking into account the gender does not violate the United States Constitution as long as other factors are considered.
- Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Serv., Inc. (1987)
The Court said it is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to discriminate based on same-sex sexual harassment.
- Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools (1992)
The Court decided in a case alleging sexual harassment and abuse by a teacher monetary damages are allowed.
- Faragher v. City of Boca Raton (1998)
The United States Supreme Court says in order to be liable an employer in a sexual harassment case the employer's conduct, as well as the reasonableness of the plaintiff victim's conduct should be taken into consideration by a Court.
- Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education (1999)
Held that a lawsuit may be filed against a school board based on student-on-student sexual harassment, if the board is deliberately indifferent to sexual harassment, has actual knowledge of the harassment, and the harassment is so serious that it deprives the victims of access to the educational opportunities or benefits provided by the school.
If the company has less than 100 employees as part of my discovery I will obtain information on the employees and prepare my own report which is similar in nature to an EEO-1 report. These documents are valuable in showing a disparity in pay or work positions for females and other minorities.
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